“A Russian Youth” Crowned Best at Fajr Filmfest
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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13373 Saturday APRIL 27, 2019 Ordibehesht 7, 1398 Sha’aban 21, 1440 World has seen No interest in Persian Saudi, UAE Shahrdari Varamin IRGC’s positive Gulf security if Iran overstate their crowned Asian Club measures 2 cannot sell oil 2 oil capacities 2 Volleyball champion 15 ‘Iran’s share of One Belt, One Road “A Russian Youth” crowned initiative should rise’ TEHRAN — Iran’s share in the One Belt One Belt, One Road is very important One Road (OBOR) initiative should rise, for Iran, and Tehran has been accompany- given the country’s background and historic ing well with the initiative of the Chinese status in the Silk Road, Iranian Finance president, Dejpasand noted. best at Fajr filmfest and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad He went on to say that in line with the Dejpasand stressed. implementation of the One Belt, One Road Fajr ends with “A Russian Youth” as best film, criticism against U.S. sanctions on Iran The minister made the remarks in an projects, significant capacities and unique interview with IRNA in Beijing on the geographic features of Iran have led to a sidelines of the Second International One lot of benefits for the country within the See page 16 Belt, One Road Conference. framework of this engagement. 4 Iran-Russia security cooperation growing: Hatami TEHRAN — Iranian Defense Minister also said defense and military cooperation Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on between Iran and Russia has improved. Friday that defense and security coopera- “The two countries’ cooperation within tion between Iran and Russia is “growing”. the framework of the Astana talks to fight During a meeting with Russian Defense terrorism and stabilize Syria has played Minister Sergey Shoygu on the sidelines of an important role,” Shoygu said. the Moscow Security Conference, Hatami The Astana peace talks were launched said that the two countries have many on Jan. 23-24, 2017 with the aim of put- capacities to expand cooperation. Shoygu ting an end to the Syrian conflict. 2 Iranian scientists produce liquid- based cytology kit TEHRAN— Iranian scientists at Isfa- preparing samples for examination in cyto- han Science and Technology Town have pathology. The sample is collected, normally succeeded in domestic production of by a small brush, in the same way as for a liquid-based cytology kit used in cervi- conventional smear test, but rather than cal cancer screening, ISNA news agency the smear being transferred directly to a reported on Wednesday. microscope slide, the sample is deposited Mohsen Atai Cervical screening has been shown to into a small bottle of preservative liquid. At reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, the laboratory the liquid is treated to remove Fars/ Fars/ but only in the setting of well organized, other elements such as mucus before a layer high quality programmes. of cells is placed on a slide. The technique Russian cinematographer Ayrat Yamilov (2nd L) receives the award for best film on behalf of “A Russian Youth” director Alexander Zolotukhin on April 25, 2019. Liquid-based cytology is a method of allows more accurate results. 11 PERSPECTIVE Western MSM aiding U.S. efforts to legitimize U.S.-Libyan warlord Haftar ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari Maryam Qarehgozlou for political resolution of differences with the rique in an interview in January that Libya was Political analyst By Alireza Hashemi Head of the Tehran Times Libyan government and launched an assault on not “ripe for democracy”. TEHRAN — The world was taken by surprise Social Desk this Friday after news broke out that U.S. Pres- Tripoli on April 4 to discuss efforts to restore Haftar launched his operation during the UN ident Donald Trump had held a phone call with “peace and stability” to the country! Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s visit to Tripoli, London has the Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Hafter Moreover, in his phone call, Trump “recognized and less than two weeks before a planned con- Too precious to lose: four days earlier. Field Marshal Haftar’s significant role in fighting ference to pave the way for democratic elections no political The conversation itself was even more shock- terrorism and securing Libya’s oil resources, and in the country. The call, signaling the U.S. was What brought back ing, as a White House statement said Trump had the two discussed a shared vision for Libya’s throwing his weight behind the Libyan general, independence! called Haftar to “discuss ongoing counterterrorism transition to a stable, democratic political system.” was interpreted by some observers as an apparent Lake Urmia to life? efforts to achieve peace and stability in Libya”. Interestingly, Trump shares his vision for reversal of the U.S. policy on the country, taking K’s support for anti-Iran policies To many people’s surprise, the U.S. president Libyan democracy with a former Libyan general into account strange remarks by U.S. Secretary of ubsequent to heavy rainfalls in has led to hatred and anger called the warlord who ignored numerous calls who has openly declared is no fan of democracy. State Mike Pompeo earlier this month calling for the country, many long-lost wet- Uof Iran from London. Britain Haftar had told the French magazine Jeune Af- a halt to Haftar’s offensive. 13 S lands and lakes were restored, has not only done little to maintain a among which Lake Urmia “the turquoise nuclear deal with Iran, but also fully solitaire of Azarbaijan” was the most agrees with the anti-Iranian policies of Chinese illustrator Xiong Liang eager to work with Iranian writers conspicuous. the Tramp government in Washington. Shared between West Azarbaijan By Samaneh Aboutalebi international events and I think the quality of China’s pavilion in the book fair. On 5 march 1945, after the end of and East Azarbaijan provinces in TEHRAN — Renowned Chinese writer and the works are superb.” “I use Chinese painting techniques to create World War II, British Prime Minis- northwestern Iran, Lake Urmia, was illustrator Xiong Liang has said that he is eager There is an attitude common to Iranian and my works, which are modern,” he said and added, ter Winston Churchill delivered his once the largest salt-water lake in the to work with Iranian writers and publishers. Chinese illustrations that they represent their “I am inspired by old Chinese paintings and even controversial speech at Westminster Middle East. It was a home to many Speaking to the Tehran Times on Wednesday traditional elements in their works in a modern Buddha statues, but the final result is a modern University. There he mentioned: migratory and indigenous animals during a visit to the 32nd Tehran International way, said Liang who is visiting Iran for the first artwork,” he said. “From Stettin in the Baltic to Tri- including flamingos, pelicans, egrets Book Fair, which currently hosts China as a special time. Liang, who is also known as Kim Xiong, started este in the Adriatic, an iron curtain and ducks and attracted hundreds of guest at Imam Khomeini Mosalla, Liang said, “I An exhibition of illustrations by Liang and his career during the 1990s. His works have been has descended across the Continent. tourists every year who had bathed have seen Iranian illustrators’ works in several several other Chinese artists is underway at published in over 50 books. 16 Behind that line lie all the capitals in the water to take advantage of the of the ancient states of Central and therapeutic properties of the lake. Eastern Europe. However, decades of long-standing Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, drought spells and elevated hot summer Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Riyadh regime had U.S. green light for mass executions: Ansarullah temperatures that speed up evaporation Sofia, all these famous cities and TEHRAN— Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah move- killing and suppression of people with an iron fist from America, the Saudi regime would not as well as increased water demands in the populations around them lie in ment has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia over is a criminal approach long being exercised by have dared to commit such crimes,” Ansarullah agriculture sector shrank the lake drasti- what I must call the Soviet sphere, beheading 37 of its nationals, stressing the Ri- the Saudi regime, adding that the ruling family pointed out. cally. In 1999 the volume of water which and all are subject in one form or yadh regime had the U.S. carte blanche for the in Riyadh has resorted to such a practice in a bid The Yemeni movement then called upon was at 30 billion cubic meters drastically another, not only to Soviet influence “heinous” mass executions. to cling to power, Press TV reported. all freedom-loving people around the world to decreased to half a billion cubic meters in but to a very high and, in many cases, The political bureau of the movement, in a “The history of the Saudi regime is awash reject Saudi Arabia’s repressive and aggressive 2013. Moreover, the lake surface area of increasing measure of control from statement, said the sentences were carried out with criminality. Brutal crimes being committed policies, and to criminalize the Riyadh regime’s 5,000 square kilometers in 1997 shrunk Moscow… The United States stands because the individuals had committed no sin by the Saudi regime against its own nationals suppression of its own people as well as its to one tenth of that to 500 square kilo- at this time at the pinnacle of world other than reject Al Saud’s injustice and tyranny.